For healthy adults, exercise is the most important factor in regulating HGH secretion in the pituitary gland.  This is known as the exercise induced growth hormone response (EIGR). However, not all exercises are equal when it comes to boosting HGH naturally. Here is an overview of the best exercises for EIGR.

Resistance Training

Resistance training involves all of those intense exercises which occur at a high frequency with little rest time between bouts.  For example, lifting weights repeatedly without much pause would result in the greatest amount of EIGR.  In order to maximize benefits, resistance training should be performed with your body’s largest muscles (ideally, multiple large muscle groups at one time). More muscular fibers will be used during the exercises and cause a larger anaerobic response.

Endurance Training

There are many different types of endurance training depending on what your overall goal is – such as getting ready for a marathon or just wanting to shed a few pounds.  If you want to use endurance training for increasing HGH levels, then the key is to exercise beyond your lactate threshold for about 10 minutes.  This can cause surges in your HGH levels during the actual exercises and also for the entire next 24 hours.

Note that endurance training for upping HGH isn’t always about endurance.  Your HGH is produced naturally in waves, not in long bouts.  Because of this, your endurance training is best if kept to short intervals of about 20 minutes but performed multiple times daily.  If you keep up the endurance exercises for too long, then your body will start making cortisol and HGH levels will decline.

Supplement after Your Workout

If you want to increase your HGH levels, then a supplement can significantly boost the results you get from your exercise routine.  Ideally, you should be taking a HGH supplement (whether as an injection, oral/nasal solution, or HGH releaser) right after your workout AND before going to bed. Studies already support the numerous benefits of HGH supplementation.  When used with exercise, the results from the supplement and exercise are even better.